A movable church

A church built about 750 years ago in Gersdorf (Saxony, Germany ) has begun its trip to the town of Born. That’s happening because Gersdorf will be liquidated (here new coal mine will appear).....

Guests of Bernini Palace are invited to Biennale Internazionale

Bernini
Palace located in Florence, Italy has prepared a special offer to its guests. The offer is valid during Biennale and includes welcome cocktail, fruits in the room and the entrance tickets to biennale......

Romaeuropa festival

From November 7 till December 15 Rome (Italy) will host the festival of arts – Romaeuropa – one of the main events in the cultural life of the Europeans. Romaeuropa is the meeting place of music, theater, dance and visual arts......

Winners of Villegiature Awards 2007

The results of the Villegiature Awards were published on October 25th, 2007 and announced in Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme hotel in Paris, France. These awards were given to the best of the best in the hotel industry of Europe......All News

Adam & Eve is named the best Turkish hotel

Popular hotel Adam
& Eve located in Antalya, Turkey has received prestigious World Travel Awards as the “Best hotel in Turkey”. According to hotel representatives, they didn’t even know that they were nominated, so the news about award came as a surprise.....

Central America without borders

Central America opens its borders. Yesterday new visa rules were implemented – now there is one united visa for entering any of these countries – Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua......

Hotel Adlon Kempinski celebrates its 100th anniversary

2007 is a very special year for Adlon
Kempinski (Berlin, Germany) – it’s the year when the hotel celebrates its 100th birthday and ten years since its new opening in 1997......

Will new airport appear on Bali?

International airport of Bali (Indonesia) will possibly be moved from Denpasar to Jembrana, but the idea could meet some problems. The local authorities plan to build a new airport with approximate cost of about 110 million dollars. Now the project is under consideration, but the government of the island has some objections.......

The future of golf travel

According to KPMG Golf Advisory Services surveys, South Africa, Turkey and Dubai are soon to become the leading destinations for golf travel. They will compete with contemporary champions – Spain and Portugal......All News

Chocolate hotel in Britain

The visitors of the British town of Bournemouth
now have an opportunity to stay at “chocolate” hotel – each of its 13 rooms is designed in chocolate style – milk, bitter and other types of chocolate have become the themes for the interiors......

BMW Welt park has been opened in Munich

Thematic park BMW Welt (the world of BMW) has recently been opened in Munich . BMW concern has been working on the project during several years. The visitors of the park can now see the whole process of the production of the cars and motorbikes and have a dinner in a restaurant. They can also make shopping in BMW shop.......

Day of chestnuts in Paris

21 October Paris celebrated its traditional Day of chestnuts . Almost every restaurant included chestnuts in the menu – fried, glazed chestnuts, chestnut liqueurs and cakes – it’s just a short list of what is usually prepared for the holiday......

Kipling museum will appear in Mumbai

Mumbai (former Bombei) will soon have a museum of Kipling who loved India very much and wrote a lot of books devoted to this country. In 1907 he received Nobel Prize for literature......

The best spas of the world

It’s well known that excellent spa can contribute much to the popularity of the hotel and to its prestige as well. Leisure and business trip can become much more pleasant with spa.
Recently the winners of 2007 Spa Readers’ Choice Awards were announced. The results are based on the votes of visitors of Spafinder.com and the readers of Luxury SpaFinder Magazine.....All News

Ritz-Carlton Chicago - the best hotel in the US

Every October Conde Nast Traveler magazine publishes its list of the best in the travel industry – destinations, resorts, hotels, airlines etc – each segment of tourism is covered. This year Conde Nast Traveler celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.......All News

Unusual hotel has been opened in Texas

Now the visitors of Texas can stay in Tee Pee hotel. In the language of Dakota tribe the word “tee pee” means dwelling of the Indians of the Central America and Great Plains......All News

Travel.Taste.Toast at Hilton hotels

Hilton hotels launched a new beverage initiative for guests at some of its American hotels. Now travelers have a chance to taste cocktails created by The Modern Mixologist and one of the best bar chefs of America, Tony Abou-Ganim, who is inspired by exotic destinations he visits. Two of his most known drinks are Sao Paolo Samba and Road to Hana.......All News

Krkonose National Park reopened

The Krkonoše National Park, Czech Republic, has partly been reopened for tourists. Last summer access to some areas of the park was restricted. These measures were brought in to protect the area from berry pickers, who caused serious damage to local nature. Now some of its areas are opened 24 hours a day......

Scottish Slains Castle will house luxury flats

Tourism officials of Scotland have announced their plans to resurrect the famous Scottish Slains Castle, which, as one legend says, used to be a vampire’s fortress. Renovation works will start in 2008. After the works are finished, the building will contain holiday flats for tourists......All News

First golf-club near Yalta city, Crimea

The Crimean company "Antal-Crimea" has concluded a contract with the Italian corporation “Synthesis Engineering” to built the first Crimean golf-club, “Delos” (Ukraine).....

New hotel – Nevai at the Verbier ski resort

In the mid-December the ski resort of Verbier in the very heart of the Swiss Alps will offer a new refined four-star hotel, called Nevai. The word “nevai” means “snow.”........

New hotel – Nevai at the Verbier ski resort

In the mid-December the ski resort of Verbier in the very heart of the Swiss Alps will offer a new refined four-star hotel, called Nevai. The word “nevai” means “snow.”....http://www.allrez.com/news/news370.html

Old railway station in London will begin new life

St.Pancras International – an old railway station in London – will be reopened in November 2007. This station will receive Eurostar trains from Paris and Brussels. St.Pancras is a red-brick building in neo-gothic style dating back to 1860s. London & Continental company invested about 800 million pounds in reconstruction works......

Hotel Bernini Bristol presents new suite

Hotel
Bernini Bristol, located in the heart of Rome, has recently renovated its Presidential Suite created for the most demanding guests who are looking for an exclusive and comfortable place with the best views to the Eternal City......

Jazzy Tuesdays in Monte Carlo

This autumn, one Tuesday per month the Cabaret in the Casino de Monte-Carlo offers its visitors to listen to the greatest names on contemporary jazz scene.....

Royal palace in Turin has been opened

Now the visitors of Italian Turin have one more attraction to see – royal palace la Reggia di Venaria Reale has been opened this weekend. La Reggia di Venaria Reale is one of the most remarkable masterpieces of baroque style of XVII-XVIII centuries.....

Good tourist season for Riga

This year was very successful for the Latvian capital. During the first half of 2007 the amount of visitors to Riga has increased comparing with 2006 data. Riga received 33 000 more guests than a year before.....

New look of the restaurant in Grand Hotel Villa Medici

The
Grand Hotel Villa Medici in Florence begins the new season with presenting a completely new look of its restaurant Lorenzo de’ Medici. Following the restyling of the Jockey Bar and the renovation of the hall, now the restaurant Lorenzo de’ Medici has a brand new image......

Best museum restaurants in Paris

Sightseeing might be really tiresome, that is why museum restaurants are very useful. CNN published the rating of museum restaurants in Paris, France........

Disney will build a resort on Oahu Island

Walt Disney Co has acquired 21 acres of oceanfront property on the Oahu Island, Hawaii, to turn it into a luxury family resort. The company will build a hotel with 800 rooms and villas for Disney Vacation Club. Construction will start in 2008 and finish by 2011. It is also expected that the project will involve about a 1000 new jobs.
The company chairman, Jay Rasulo, commented that Disney expansion beyond theme parks could help enlarge the company’s share in hotel business.
At the moment Disney has 11 theme parks around the world. This February it was announced that Alwaleed bin Talal, a billionaire from Bahrain was discussing with Disney the project of a Disney park, which is set to be opened in the city by 2013. Disney Bahrain will be the company’s first theme park in the Persian Gulf. The other project investor is Kuwait Finance House........

One ticket for five Tyrol glaciers

This season visitors to five Austrian glacier ski resorts, including Kauntertal Glacier, Solden-Otztal, Stubai Glacier, Hintertux Glacier and the Pitztal Glacier, can take advantage of a new service. Snowboarders and skiers can buy a White 5 ski pass, which is valid on these five Tyrol resorts. The initiative is called “The higher – the better.”......

Starwood will build the first eco-friendly hotel in Washington DC

Starwood Capital Group have signed an agreement with Perseus Realty L.L.C. to build the first luxury eco-friendly hotel in Washington DC. The hotel will be one of the first Starwood properties under the new “1 hotels” brand and will offer its guests 180 rooms. The company announced construction of “1” hotels in four American cities: Seattle, New York, Atlanta and Washington. The hotel in Seattle will be opened in 2009, followed by the opening of the rest of hotels in 2010.....

Formigal gets new facilities

Formigal ski resort, located in the centre of the Pyrenees and to the east of Pamplona, will become the largest ski resort in Spain. By the next season there will be 25 new tracks opened here – as a result, the total track extension will reach 130 km.....

Glacier skiing in Tignes, France

Last weekend the French ski resort of Tignes opened a glacier autumn skiing season. Other glacier resorts will kick off the season in the following weeks.....

Two Prague restaurants might get Michelin stars

This year two restaurants in Prague , Czech Republic, will strive to get at least one Michelin star – one of the most prestigious restaurant ratings. None of the restaurants in Central Europe has received the award yet. Allegro restaurant, located in Four Seasons Hotel , was the first to apply. The second restaurant (in Hilton Old Town) will join the competition in October.......

Best designer hotels

Modern tourists are often very captious and hard to astonish, that is why many hotels turn their properties into true states of art. Forbes offered the list of the best.
The best is Marques de Riscal in Spanish La Rioja. Created by Frank O. Gehry, the hotel offers 43 rooms in beige and gold colours. The hotel roof is decorated with pink, silver and gilded plates......All News

Free visits to Museo del Prado

Starting from November, visits to one of the most popular museums in Madrid, Spain – Prado museum, will be free not only on Sundays, but on other days of the week. Visitors are invited to the museum for free Tuesday – Saturday from 6 pm till 8 pm, and on Sundays – 5 pm – 8 pm......

Gunter Grass museum reopened in Luebeck, Germany

The German city of Luebeck will soon celebrate the 80th anniversary of German writer Günter Grass (16th October). The first activity to celebrate the event is the opening of Günter-Grass-Haus – the Günter Grass museum. Main festivities are organised October 27th. President of Germany Horst Keller is expected to appear at the event to congratulate the writer......

Publishing and Broadcasting will build the largest hotel in Australia

Publishing & Broadcasting, the largest Australian casino owner (which belongs to the richest man in Australia, James Packer) plans to open the largest Australian hotel at its Melbourne casino.......

BBC Worldwide bought Lonely Planet

The commercial arm of the world-known BBC - BBC Worldwide, has purchased Lonely Planet, the travel guide publisher. The Lonely planet company was founded in 1972 by Tony and Maureen Wheeler. Since then, it has published about 500 travel guides about various world travel destinations, and has become very popular with backpackers. The company also develops travel programmes and its web site is visited by around 4,3 million people every month......All News

Marriott will quadruple the number of its Chinese hotels by 2013

One of the world’s largest hotel operators, Marriott International Inc. plans to increase the number of Chinese hotels four times by 2013.
At the moment Bethesda company manages 28 hotels in China, Hong Kong and Macau under the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton brands. But by 2010 the company plans to add 20 more hotels to this list, and in another 5 or 6 years this number should surpass 100 properties.......

Malaysia suggests including Penang in the UNESCO list

Malaysia suggests official recognition of Penang as a historical oasis of religious and social harmony. According to local authorities, Penang should be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.......

Huge advertisement next to Dubai airport

Ad-Air, a company from the UK, has developed a new method of advertising, aimed at high-flyers. To promote products, there will be huge (approximately the size of three football pitches) adverts installed next to airport runways. Dubai will be the first to meet its passengers with this kind of advert......

Stylish budget hotels in Berlin

If you are looking for a city where prices for hotel rooms don’t get sky-high, you’ve probably found it: its Berlin. Berlin is the capital of Germany, but when it comes to accommodation, among the other capitals it remains an exception. At the moment it offers a great amount of budget hotel rooms (about 13,000 of the 90,000 beds are budget ones), and plans to offer even more.......

New observation platforms at Sternberk, Czech Republic

Šternberk town, located in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, will soon be provided with new observation platforms......

Times recommends the worlds wildest delicacies

Times offered the list of the world’s most unusual delicacies. First, whenever you are in Cambodia, check out its wild delicacy, fried tarantula. They say it tastes like fried chicken and costs not more than a dollar.......